005 The Legacy

　　But Evelyn had never met him.

　　What's more, she had never been married.

　　Even though the other man's features and eyes were hidden under a draped black hood, Evelyn always felt that his eyes were stealthily falling on her. The other man lowered his head and seemed to be watching Evelyn's hands, which were clasped with his.

　　Just as Evelyn noticed that his skin had a different hardness than normal humans, he also felt the softness of Evelyn's hands. Ordinary, normal human hands with skin that could be blown off, fingers that were soft and slender, and no sharp, sharp claws.

　　For some reason, Evelyn suddenly felt like a puppy that had put its paws on its master's hands ......

　　With a brief contact, Evelyn knew that the strangely dressed man in front of her was not human. The other man was watching her with the eyes of a scrutinizing alien, trying to determine how high or low the two of them were in the food chain.

　　When he had observed enough, Evelyn heard the other man say, "I am not a king. I am the Consul of the Demons, the Queen may call me Baymont, this is the Old Realm."

　　Evelyn: "............"

　　Evelyn was a bit taken aback and even began to feel a bit stupid.

　　The Old Realm, was it the Old Realm where the Demons of the Abyss grew and were cut off from time and space? Was it the place of exile where the New Gods imprisoned the rebels?

　　Remembering the previous scene, the more Evelyn thought about it, the more she felt that it should be some kind of summoning type of evil ritual ....... Combined with the magical array on her body, it was Baymont who brought her here?

　　Faced with Evelyn's doubt, Baymont nodded.

　　"These people ...... "Evelyn paused, her voice was soft, cautious and careful, as if she was afraid of disturbing something that could jeopardize her own life, something terrible: "So these people ...... were killed by you?"

　　"Their blood and organs were needed for the ritual that opens the way from the human world to the Old Realm." Baymont said coldly, understating the situation as if he had done nothing more than a simple little thing.

　　Evelyn fell silent.

　　"Queen," Baymont observed her reaction, staring motionlessly like a cat at the pitiful little ants in front of her, then asked her again, "are you afraid?"

　　Evelyn pursed her lips and murmured, almost to herself, "I'd like to be, if it helps to be afraid. ......"

　　The other party was the Consul of the Demon Clan, with a high status and strong. Since she had deliberately brought herself to this place, there must be a special purpose, and it had to be her.

　　"Then, the 'queen' in your mouth, do you mean me?"

　　Baymont said, "The demon king has only one queen, you."

　　Evelyn was confused, "But I'm obviously not married."

　　"......" Baymont thinks for a moment and asks her, "What's 'married'?"

　　Evelyn blinks, a little out of place, but smiles anyway and says, "You call me Queen without even knowing you're married?"

　　Baymont replies, "There is no such thing as 'married' in the Old Realm."

　　"Uh, marriage isn't a thing, La, it's a ceremony or a contract." Evelyn didn't expect to encounter a cultural divide when she first came here, she tried her best to explain it to Baymont in layman's terms, "Two people who get married vow to have only one partner for the rest of their lives, share each other's possessions, and belong to each other alone both physically and spiritually..."

　　"I see," Baymont commented briefly with a nod, "what a hideous curse.

　　Evelyn: "......?"

　　"Anyway, where we come from, the only people who are legally married are those who are married." Evelyn pointed out, "But I'm not married and I don't know your king, so how can I be the queen, you're confusing me with someone else."

　　Baymont shook his head, unperturbed by Evelyn's words, his voice was very calm: "You have the mark left by the Demon King on your body, that's the proof that the Demon King has made a contract with you, representing that you belong to the Demon King and that you are the Queen recognized by the Demon King.

　　Evelyn: "...... Why do I feel that something is not quite right? What is the purpose of this seal?"

　　Baymont: "The Demon King can watch your every move, gain insight into your thoughts, and come to your side at any time. The mark enhances your body so that it is always in optimal condition for the Lich King to enjoy and feed upon. I was also able to find the queen because of the power of the signet.

　　Evelyn: "......"

　　Evelyn: "?"

　　Compared to the Queen, she is more like a slave with no self-interest.Evelyn calmly judged that this seal is equivalent to a monitor, a mind reading technique, and a positioning system.Is the so-called Demon King's desire for control that strong? It's true. After all, he's a demon. But even if it's "fun," what's "eating"?

        ...... Ah, it's so scary when I think about it, forget it, I'd rather not think about it.

　　Baymont's voice was still calm, no ups and downs at all, "A demon lord only has the chance to leave a mark once in his life, in that respect, it's the same as the 'marriage' you seek.

　　Evelyn's face was blank, "...... No, no, no, I think it's completely different." This was the true malicious curse for any human.

　　Cautiously, she lifted her hand and touched her shoulder, caressing it for a moment in a searching manner, as if trying to find out exactly where the mark was.Evelyn had thought of something, and her soft lips began to whiten, and her ever-focused and serious eyes wandered, as if she were going into some sort of memory.

　　She hung her head, looking almost a little pathetic in her droll way.

　　Baymont stared at her for a moment, as if he didn't know what "married" meant, and he didn't know what "pathetic" meant. He could only tell that Evelyn, the new queen he had summoned, was showing a subtle sense of vulnerability at the moment.

　　This puzzled Baymont.

　　"The name of the Demon King," Evelyn said suddenly, "I want to know the name of the Demon King."

　　"His Majesty, the Demon King, is the only Demon who has ever awakened the bloodline of the Old Gods; his name is the name of the Old Gods, and no one may call the Gods by their first names." Baymont paused for a moment and told her, "But the projection of His Majesty's consciousness in the human world is called Irzey.

　　Hearing this from the other party, Evelyn was stunned at first, but did not show much surprise. Based on what Baymont and Irzey had said earlier, she had also more or less guessed that ......

　　"...... What about Irzey?" Evelyn blinked and whispered, "I want to see him."

　　Baymont: "The Lich King is dead."

　　Evelyn opens her mouth and nods, "Oh, I see.

　　So he really is dead ......

　　"I teleported you to the Old Realm because of this matter as well." Baymont said in a cold voice, standing next to Evelyn, his head bowed, the two strands of silver hair that fell from his hood hanging peacefully over his chest.

　　"According to the traditions of the Old Empire, you, as queen, are also part of the Demon King's legacy and will be chosen by the Demon King's four sons as to whether they will inherit or not."

　　Evelyn, who first knew that she was inexplicably married, and then knew that she had somehow become a young widow: ".................. ......"

　　Evelyn feels like she's really close to being stupid.

　　But wait...

　　"I thought Irzey only had me as a queen," Evelyn asked with a less than pleasant expression, sensing something in Baymont's words, "Why should there be four more sons? Ah, is there another woman behind my back?"

　　Baymont gives an "Oh" and replies, "The Demon King himself gave birth.

　　Evelyn: "............"

　　Evelyn: "？？？？"

　　"All demons in the Old Domain can reproduce unisexually, and the Demon King is no exception, so as long as he eats a favored object, he can give birth to a child that looks like the other one. When the Demon King unified the Old Empire, due to the lack of manpower, he simply delivered an heir that he was satisfied with, and the Demon King was able to unify the Old Empire with their credit," Baymont said, his tone very humble, "even though it was only a tiny portion and nowhere near the power of the King.

　　Evelyn couldn't quite hear what Baymont was saying.

　　All she could hear in her head was, "Male mom, male mom, male mom, male mom .......

　　"Pfft." Evelyn thought of something and covered her mouth to laugh, but she managed to hold it in.

　　As far as she could remember, Irzey had always had little common sense and couldn't even take care of herself properly. An Irzey like that giving birth? To be a mother?

        Evelyn stifled a laugh as she continued, "I have a question, what if I am not chosen to inherit? Can you send me back?"

　　Baymont calmly replied, "Send you to be buried with the Demon King."

　　Evelyn: "............ Are you kidding me? Please don't scare me."

　　"I never joke." Baymont said in a serious voice, his black hood covering most of his face, leaving only a pale lip and paper white chin visible. He continued, "And it won't scare you."

　　Evelyn's heart went cold.

　　She tried to struggle a little, "So can I file for divorce?"

　　Baymont: "What's a 'divorce' again?"

　　"It's the dissolution of marriage, divorced two people are no longer husband and wife, and from now on they are separated and live their own lives with each other and never talk to each other ......"

　　"Oh, I see, the betrayal contract," Baymont nodded with a look of understanding, "but there is no 'divorce' in the Old Domain, only betrayal. Will you betray the Demon King? The Queen."

　　The vision of the other man, hidden under a black hood, loomed and moved like a viper.

　　Evelyn was certain that if she said the wrong thing, she would definitely, absolutely, without a doubt, die here.

　　Evelyn had to silently cover her mouth and shake her head.